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Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron (French: [emanɥɛl makʁɔ̃] ⓘ; born 21 December 1977) is a French politician who has served as President of France since 2017. He previously was Minister of Economics, Industry and Digital Affairs under President François Hollande from 2014 to 2016 and deputy secretary-general to the president from 2012 to 2014.
At 39, Macron was the youngest president in French history and the youngest French head of state since Napoleon. [100] [101] [102] He was the first president born after the establishment of the Fifth Republic in 1958. Macron formally became president on 14 May. [103]
A 1962 referendum held under the Fifth Republic at the request of President Charles de Gaulle transferred the election of the president of France from an electoral college to a popular vote. Since then, ten presidential elections have taken place. The 25th and current officeholder has been Emmanuel Macron since 14 May 2017.
French president Emmanuel Macron kisses Brigitte's hand during a state visit at the White House with U.S. president Donald Trump and Melania Trump in April 2018. In 1989, Brigitte Macron (then Auzière) unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the city council of Truchtersheim. [7] It was the only time she ran for office. [7]
The following is a list [1] [2] [3] of presidents of France sorted by length of tenure. François Mitterrand was President for 14 years. Jacques Chirac was President for 12 years. Charles de Gaulle was President for 10 years, provisional head of state for 2 years, and leader of Free France for 4 years.
French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as he arrives for a meeting at the Elysee Palace as part of ceremonies to mark the reopening of the Notre-Dame ...
French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to accept the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and his government by the end of Tuesday following an inconclusive snap election, two ...
The president of France, ... Incumbent Emmanuel Macron is the fourth president (after de Gaulle, Mitterrand, and Chirac) to win re-election, having done so in 2022. [9]